Best Thing by Styx -------best thing - styx Tabbed by: nate m Email:nate2890@yahoo.com Tuning:EADGBe this song is from their first album, and did not see any tabs/chords for this song, so thought is would put one out there. it is a great rock song from 72' so have fun intro x2/ riff 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4----------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| when he starts to sing play riff 1 again x3, then play this when he says "ever had" riff 2 e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0---2---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---2--------------5-----------------------5------------------------------| A|-2---0-------------5--7-5---5--------------5--7-5---5----------------------| E|-3---x-------0-5-7--------7---3~~----0-5-7--------7---3~~------------------| riff 3 e|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5---------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| riff 4 "ever had" part again e|-3---0--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3---2--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0---2--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---2--------------5------------------------5----------------------------| A|-2---0------------5---7-5---5--------------5---7-5---5--------------------| E|-3---x------0-5-7---------7---3~~----0-5-7---------7---3~~----------------| guitar II over solo e|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| B|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| G|-8-----8------8-8-------8-8-8---------------------------------------------| D|-9-----9------9-9-------9-9-9---------------------------------------------| A|-9-----9------9-9-------9-9-9---------------------------------------------| E|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| riff 5 e|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| G|-6/8-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| the build up e|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------| B|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8----------| G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------------------| B|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------2-----5--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------2-------7-5----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------7-6-5-3--------------| so this is how it goes intro x2 riff 1 x3 riff 2 x1 riff 3 x3 riff 4 x1 riff 3 x3 riff 4 x1 then solo/guitar II part riff 5 x4 build up x1 riff 3 x3 riff 4 x1 riff 1 x3 riff 2 x1 ending to riff 4 many times to fade | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== www.TAB6.com